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adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Book synopsis: After many years of dangerous adventures trotting around the world, Lady Hardcastle and her maid Flo Armstrong have retired to the country in England for a quiet, sedate life. Instead, they are thrown into the midst of a mystery when they discover a body in the woods, a missing gem, embezzlement, sticky fingers, and too many suspects.
Book review: Offering a twist on the traditional society hierarchy, this story unfortunately fell flat. Instead of empowering and liberating the maid from her lowly servant status, we are constantly reminded of the huge gap between Flo and Lady Hardcastle as Flo is ordered around and even hired out to serve other estates.
The mystery itself was quite straightforward, so the book felt a little stretched out. The story logic felt off too, with their "secret" life before retirement being touted around at odd points. It was truly a shame that the story started after they had finished with their adventures, as this felt a little dry compared to the action they alluded to.
Book review: Offering a twist on the traditional society hierarchy, this story unfortunately fell flat. Instead of empowering and liberating the maid from her lowly servant status, we are constantly reminded of the huge gap between Flo and Lady Hardcastle as Flo is ordered around and even hired out to serve other estates.
The mystery itself was quite straightforward, so the book felt a little stretched out. The story logic felt off too, with their "secret" life before retirement being touted around at odd points. It was truly a shame that the story started after they had finished with their adventures, as this felt a little dry compared to the action they alluded to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Classism
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Classism
Minor: Colonisation
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
First in series
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: This series kept coming up in my suggestions category. It was not available in audio anywhere except for Audible. I saw that buying the Kindle version allowed me to get the audio download for $1.99. This was a fair deal.
Will I read more of the series?Probably Not Maybe Likely Most Likely Definitely - There was a sale this week at Audible so purchased the next two books in the series for $3.49 each. It was a cute story and I like the interplay between Flo and Lady Hardcastle.
The narrator was Elizabeth Knowelden. She was great for the role of Flo.
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: This series kept coming up in my suggestions category. It was not available in audio anywhere except for Audible. I saw that buying the Kindle version allowed me to get the audio download for $1.99. This was a fair deal.
Will I read more of the series?
The narrator was Elizabeth Knowelden. She was great for the role of Flo.
Content Warnings
Minor: Gun violence, Classism